A friend of my wife’s gave me a little gift today. Her husband has been gathering seeds from dispensary flower this past year and roughly 3 weeks ago dropped some into pots in his backyard. They survived 3 days of heavy rain a couple weeks ago and for the most part seem to be doing ok considering the wet conditions (poor drainage), 38F night time temps and highs during the day under 65F … not to mention poor lighting in their backyard. Anyways, my wife shows up with 5 pots in a box last night, which I have placed in an open area of my backyard. My What should I do? Transplant? Bigger/Better pots? Better Soil? Throw them in the ground? I do know that I don’t want them contaminating my indoor grow, so they’re staying outside. Or should I throw them in my garage under a cheap T5? I’m at a loss, any help is appreciated.
It is a bit early to go outside as the dark cycle is still long. They are actually probably trying to veg but the light keeps telling them flower. In the garage under the t5 sounds like a plan. Maybe put them on a pallet or moving blanket instead of concrete. The t5 will give them enough light for a minute and you could add a flood bulb for warmth. Be careful with a flood bulb as they are super hot. I wouldn’t repot until I saw a bit more plant there. One thing at a time. Get them light and warmth and wait a few days before deciding if you want to transplant. When I have girls inside and outside, I always try to deal with the outside last so as not to bring anything in. Good luck man!
Thank you very much! I have a pool table in the garage I put them on this morning and hung a t5 and clamp lamp over them. They liked it. I’ll give it some time 🙂
maybe throw a blanket under them. A pool table is a massive piece of slate covered in felt and it can get super cold in an unheated garage. Not as cold as if it was on the ground but it will absorb and hold cold longer than the air around it.
Wow.. welcome to the addiction!!! Agree with Rasufa on the T5’s cheap and easy to use. My transplant rule of thumb is when the canopy extends past the outside of the pot you are close to a re-pot, but that’s not a hard and fast rule. General humidity rules 40-70ish general temp rules 60-85ish. Note ISH as if your plants are happy you’re all good. Warm, some light and some moisture will get you through to the outside when your’e ready for your location.
Awesome, thank you! I appreciate the knowledge 🙂
I’d get them in some type of medium your accustom to. If your planning on growing them outside they will be huge by harvest. One plant already needs a feeding and they do look hurt from the heavy rain. I’d let them dry out a bit before transplanting. Night time low would be biggest worry in my view with growing outside this early, but being outside from the start they might do ok.
Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to help! 🙂
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